Great Stories Of Suspense, edited by Ross Macdonald

 

This anthology, published in 1974, contains both short stories and several novellas.  The novellas include What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw! by Agatha Christie, Enquiry by Dick Francis, The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And My Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and The Far Side Of The Dollar by Ross Macdonald.  Short story authors include John Collier, Kenneth Fearing, Stanley Ellin, Graham Greene, Dashiell Hammett, John Cheever, James M. Cain, Margaret Millar, Roald Dahl, Michael Gilbert, Patricia Highsmith and Flannery O'Connor.  Although almost fifty years old, the stories have held up well although there are times when the reader can tell where police technology has moved on or social mores have changed.  This book is recommended for mystery readers.